Lisboa travel guide · Rossio and the Pombaline Downtown

Lisbon

Lisbon combines historic neighborhoods, Atlantic light, gastronomy and viewpoints in a city made to discover on foot. Manuel I at the beginning of the 16th century, is a major work of Manueline architecture and has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Belém Tower since 1983. The page brings together the essential context to understand the place before the visit. Built between 1514 and 1520 next to the Tagus, it combined the defense of the Lisbon bar with royal representation and became one of the symbols of Manueline architecture.

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Lisbon: Lisboa travel guide · Rossio and the Pombaline Downtown

Lisbon combines historic neighborhoods, Atlantic light, gastronomy and viewpoints in a city made to discover on foot. Manuel I at the beginning of the 16th century, is a major work of Manueline architecture and has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Belém Tower since 1983. The page brings together the essential context to understand the place before the visit. Built between 1514 and 1520 next to the Tagus, it combined the defense of the Lisbon bar with royal representation and became one of the symbols of Manueline architecture.

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